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Marcela Pessoa; Marcia Lima; Fernanda Pires; Gabriel Haydar; Rafaela Melo; Luiz Rodrigues; David Oliveira; Elaine Oliveira; Leandro Galvao; Bruno Gadelha; Seiji Isotani; Isabela Gasparini; Tayana Conte – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
Game designers and researchers have sought to create gameful environments that consider user preferences to increase engagement and motivation. In this sense, it is essential to identify the most suitable game elements for users' profiles. Designers and researchers must choose strategies to classify users into predefined profiles and select the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Game Based Learning, Classification, Learner Engagement
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Ana Manzano-Leo´n; Jose´ M. Rodri´guez-Ferrer; Jose´ M. Aguilar-Parra – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
This study assesses the effects of an educational gamification program on motivation, engagement, and flow for high school students from socially disadvantaged communities. A quantitative comparison was carried out with pretest--post-test measurements with intervention and control groups. A total of 216 students from two high schools in socially…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, High School Students, Comparative Analysis, Learning Motivation
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Minkai Wang; Di Zhang; Jingdong Zhu; Hanjie Gu – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Scientific knowledge is often abstract and challenging, making it difficult for students to apply these concepts effectively. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) offers an engaging and immersive approach, but the fixed resources and predetermined learning paths in most games limit its ability to adapt to individual learners' needs. Large language…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Games, Academic Achievement
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Oliveira, Wilk; Hamari, Juho; Joaquim, Sivaldo; Toda, Armando M.; Palomino, Paula T.; Vassileva, Julita; Isotani, Seiji – Smart Learning Environments, 2022
Gamification refers to the attempt to transform different kinds of systems to be able to better invoke positive experiences such as the flow state. However, the ability of such intervention to invoke flow state is commonly believed to depend on several moderating factors including the user's traits. Currently, there is a dearth of research on the…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Personality Traits
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Chen, Shing-lung; Liu, Yeu-Ting – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
In the language learning literature, games often deal with foreign language vocabulary, but rarely with learning sentences, and barely with conversations. This study set out to examine the effects of game-based learning on foreign language learners' learning of sentences and discourse-level forms in the following settings: "learning with game…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Learning Motivation
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Ahmad, Adnan; Zeeshan, Farrukh; Marriam, Rutab; Samreen, Alia; Ahmed, Sohaib – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2021
Gamification--the use of game elements in serious contexts, has been prevalent to enhance users' motivation and engagement in difficult activities. In the literature related to higher education, the use of gamification has emerged as a new pedagogical approach in order to improve students' learning behaviors. On the other hand, traditional…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Game Based Learning, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
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Squire, Nikki – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
Digital game-based learning (DGBL) is becoming a prominent innovative approach used in higher education to gamify the learning experience. Research studies using DGBL as a framework for game design has shown promising results in increasing student engagement, motivation, interaction, satisfaction, and most of all, learning outcomes among…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Game Based Learning, Audience Response Systems, Distance Education
Tam, Frankie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Executive functions (EF) are important cognitive processing skills required for planning, reasoning, problem solving and self-monitoring. It is vital to various aspects of human development from behavioral, social-emotional to academic. There is an increasing interest in identifying and developing cognitive skills training interventions. Results…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Executive Function, Game Based Learning, Intervention
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Saxena, Manisha; Mishra, Dharmesh K. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
Research has found that the new-age learner, Gen Z, is different from his/her predecessors and hence educators need new age pedagogical interventions to cater to this group of learners. With a change in the way the new age learner learns, the education system needs to revamp to incorporate tools that suit the need of the learner. The paper reviews…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Game Based Learning, Intervention, Higher Education
Panayiota Georgiou Josephidou – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explored the use of gamification when teaching Greek as a L2. It examined how Greek teachers in different schools in Cyprus use gamification and if it affects their students in learning. It explored their perceptions of the effects on student motivation and engagement. The study was of qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Game Based Learning
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Lufti, Achmad; Suyono; Hidayah, Rusly – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2021
This research aims to explore the effectiveness of using computer-assisted games as a learning media to improve the quality of learning in Chemistry. The research was conducted in Indonesia on high school students in three separate classes or groups, in three separate schools that were randomly selected. There were three stages of data collection…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
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Kapp, Karl M.; Valtchanov, Deltcho; Pastore, Ray – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
This study focused on the use of casual games to motivate learners in a corporate retail settings to engage in a online learning platform. The study analyzed two populations of learners who were using the learning platform. One group of learners was in a game condition. In this condition, the learners were provided the option to play a casual game…
Descriptors: Games, Game Based Learning, On the Job Training, Distributive Education
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Ari Muhammad Syifa; Lilla Musyahda; David Segoh – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
This systematic literature review (SLR) aimed to investigate the potential of digital online game-based learning (DOGBL) to enhance motivation in English as a foreign language (EFL). Online gaming has grown in popularity among students, opening up the possibility of using games as powerful instructional resources. Academic achievement depends on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Games
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Troy Meston; Julie Ballangarry; Harry Van Issum; Helen Klieve; Courtney Smith; Tasha Riley – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2025
This paper details the 'Deadly Gaming' pilot (DG). DG centred research has been designed to exploit the protective value of Indigenous culture, to nurture translational literacies (e.g., cultural capital, academic confidence, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and 21st century skills) necessary for academic success in an urban…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Capital
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Nurnberger-Haag, Julie; Wernet, Jamie L.; Benjamin, Judy I. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
Games are often used to foster student engagement and motivation to learn content, such as mathematics. Although digital games dominate game-based learning research, the table games commonly used in classrooms warrant investigation. Especially for mathematics learning, prior research has not taken into account content-specific frameworks. Integer…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Learner Engagement
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